Custer (TV series)

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Robert F. Simon portrayed Custer's commanding officer, U.S. General Alfred H. Terry. Slim Pickens appeared as California Joe Milner, and Michael Dante played Sioux Chief Crazy Horse. Peter Palmer took the role of Sergeant James Bustard, a former Confederate soldier. Grant Woods appeared as Captain Myles Keogh.

In the episode "Spirit Woman", Read Morgan played a medicine man. Guest stars included Lloyd Bochner, Rory Calhoun, Philip Carey, James Daly, Alexander Davion, Burr DeBenning, Yvonne De Carlo, Gene Evans, Arthur Franz, Billy Gray, Barbara Hale, Stacy Harris, Earl Holliman, Robert Loggia, Darren McGavin, Ralph Meeker, Mary Ann Mobley, Agnes Moorehead, Edward Mulhare, Kathleen Nolan, Larry Pennell, Paul Petersen, Donnelly Rhodes, Chris Robinson, Ned Romero, Barbara Rush, Albert Salmi, William Smith, Dub Taylor, Ray Walston, James Whitmore, Terry Wilson, and William Windom.

In the final episode, "The Raiders", Custer enlists Kiowa Indians to help locate those responsible for a series of wagon train raids. Maunder was twenty-eight when cast as the 28-year-old Custer. The show was canceled due to poor reviews and protests by Native American tribes. Two episodes, numbers 1 and 6, were later combined and released as a feature-length film titled "Crazy Horse and Custer, The Untold Story". On June 7, 2016, Shout! Factory released Custer: The Complete Series (Collector's Edition) on DVD.